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May 16 2015

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A photo of a stage at a satsang-style gathering, with a painted backdrop of a Varanasi ghat and temple spires behind a gilded ornate throne with a red cushion. Two oil lamps stand beside it. Several young students sit cross-legged on a red-draped platform, many wearing saffron-orange shawls and white clothes, some with dark blindfolds over their eyes. A man in a white shirt and a woman in white with an orange shawl stand near the throne, and a woman in a white outfit holds a microphone while reading from a paper. A video camera on a tripod films the stage, and a person in orange kneels at the lower edge of the platform. No individual on the throne is identifiable as a person from this image.2015-05-16May 16 20152015-05-16February 27 20162016-02-27 +1 copiesA indoor satsang hall with red curtains and an ornate gold throne. Seated on the throne at left is a smiling figure in a red turban, rudraksha mala and saffron-toned robe; a probable Swamiji candidate by the turban, mala and saffron cues, shown in person. In the centre a man in white dhoti with gold border and a brown-and-gold shawl holds a microphone and gestures with one hand to his forehead. Beside him a woman in white sari with a brown shawl stands with a microphone, and a woman in brown-orange robe and rudraksha mala stands nearby. At right, a row of young children in white and orange-gold dhotis and garments, with white forehead markings and malas, stand on a red carpet. A screen at lower right shows a video image.2015-08-09June 21 20172017-06-21 +1 copiesDecember 21 20162016-12-21August 11 20162016-08-11A group ceremony with many women and girls seated closely in orange and saffron clothing. In the foreground a young girl in a gold-bordered gold blouse and rudraksha mala raises a small oil lamp with her right hand, a white vertical mark on her forehead and a red bindi. Around her other seated participants in orange saris with gold borders hold lamps and offerings; oil lamps flicker on the floor and a framed deity image hangs at upper right. The setting is a white-walled hall with a wooden door.2016-08-16June 17 20172017-06-17Photograph of a temple-style ritual on a raised red stage. In the foreground a shaved-headed priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with rudraksha malas, holds a tiered brass aarti lamp with multiple burning flames. Behind him a seated group of devotees in white and maroon clothing sits in rows, some with hands folded. At the back, a central figure sits on a gilded throne in front of an ornate golden arch and a painted backdrop of a deity. A red curtain and cameras and monitors are visible at the edges. The setting suggests an aarti during puja.2015-10-26June 27 20172017-06-27October 06 20162016-10-06